Fresh Yellow Tulip Flower Buds from China
Unopened fresh yellow tulip buds harvested for boutique floral arrangements and ornamental displays. These qualify under HTS 0603.19.01.45 as fresh cut tulip flower buds suitable for bouquets, aligning with chapter provisions for nursery and florist goods.
Duty Rate — China → United States
26.4%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Use refrigerated shipping to maintain bud freshness; provide invoices detailing bud stage and count
• Pitfall: misdeclaring as live plants leads to quarantine issues